Dubliners (Wisehouse Classics Edition)
Price
$5.43
Format
Paperback
Pages
142
Publisher
Wisehouse Classics
Publication Date
January 11, 2016
ISBN-13
978-9176372005
Dimensions
6 x 0.33 x 9 inches
Weight
7.7 ounces
Description
"The collection endures for so many reasons, beginning with the exquisite language, the universality of its Dublin specificity -- and the sense granted to the reader that each story somehow continues beyond its final word." - Dan Barry, The New York Times "Dubliners is one of those books that tracks you through life, that you return to again and again, finding something new every time." - Paul Murray , The Paris Review
Features & Highlights
- DUBLINERS
- is a collection of fifteen short stories by James Joyce, first published in 1914. They form a naturalistic depiction of Irish middle class life in and around Dublin in the early years of the 20th century. The stories were written when Irish nationalism was at its peak, and a search for a national identity and purpose was raging; at a crossroads of history and culture, Ireland was jolted by various converging ideas and influences. They centre on Joyce's idea of an epiphany: a moment where a character experiences a life-changing self-understanding or illumination. Many of the characters in Dubliners later appear in minor roles in Joyce's novel Ulysses. The initial stories in the collection are narrated by child protagonists, and as the stories continue, they deal with the lives and concerns of progressively older people. This is in line with Joyce's tripartite division of the collection into childhood, adolescence and maturity. (more on: www.wisehouse-classics.com)
